Justin Timberlake's label hit w/ lawsuit over Suit & Tie.
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Two members of Sly, Slick and Wicked -- a '70s R&B group -- filed the lawsuit, and in the docs they say "Suit & Tie" samples their song, "Sho' Nuff" ... which was released in 1973. It's no lightweight hit ... none other than James Brown produced it.
The band members say Justin's record label, Universal Music Group, paid to sample the song -- however, never got the rights to the vocal performances in that song. Their bottom line ... we did the singing, but we didn't get paid.
I don't get it. So they cleared the sample, but just the instrumental part? Then everything should be fine, because I only hear Justin and Jay on the song. I'm confused
Pharrell losing that case set a dangerous precedent in the music industry that any washed up act can now sue you (and win)
if they feel that your song sounds like their old song or if they think they hear their voice on your song.
The suit, filed in federal court in New York on Wednesday, says that the group’s song “Sho’ Nuff” is sampled in “Suit & Tie” — as well as J. Cole’s 2013 song “Chaining Day” — but that, while its use was cleared, they haven’t been properly compensated for the song’s use in commercials.The suit doesn’t name Timberlake or J. Cole, but rather a host of other entities, including Universal Music Group, Anheuser-Busch Companies and Warner Chappell Music.
The suit seeks unspecified damages, but says that the amount exceeds $75,000.
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Originally posted by Vin
Pharrell losing that case set a dangerous precedent in the music industry that any washed up act can now sue you (and win)
if they feel that your song sounds like their old song or if they think they hear their voice on your song.
P.S. Hope Justin Timberlake/UMG loses the case.
...Vin
He is not the one getting sued and Justin himself properly sampled it (which is where their case falls apart) and paid them accordingly.
